The M980 Weapon Anti Ordinance/Anti Material Defence Weapon is a small laser weapon, commonly called the 'AURORA Laser' that is mounted on nearly every UNSC vehicle in the 27th century. The weapon is a small and compact bulb usually found on the turrets of vehicle. Linked directly into the vehicle's motion trackers, optical suites, TACCOM and satilliete uplink, it identifies incoming missiles, rockets and bombs and fires a short burst of high powered energy. While the weapon cannot usually damage armoured vehicles, against the thin metal skin of rockets and missiles and the vulnerable fuel and explosives underneath, it is a potent defence against them. It usually melts the outside skin and detonates either the fuel or the explosive charge, detonating it. The weapon also has limited uses ag